Remember when ebay was fun.

Started by nofi, April 06, 2010, 02:51:21 PM

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eb2

I hate to think of all the guitars that passed through ebay in the first couple of years that I was on it.  I never bid on them as I couldn't square myself with buying stuff with bigger price tags.  Too much risk at the time, although parts were small and cheap enough that I bought lots of that stuff.  I still wish I had gambled on the 61 EB-2C that came through.  It was a beauty, and clean.
Model One and Schallers?  Ish.

Denis

I'll tell you the best feedback I ever received on eBay, though it was a long time ago. My eBay handle was "Dentist" and the feedback left to me on my purchase was "It was a painless extraction". Brilliant! EBayers often were rather playful in those days.
Why did Salvador Dali cross the road?
Clocks.

nofi

an ex ebay ceo whose name escapes me is running for gov. of california. it might be some of our ebay dollars  helping to fund her campaign. it could happen...  :-\

Deathshead

Remember when Rickenbackers were $425 all day long and MIJ fenders were $199?

Those were the (early) days of ebay, now everyone thinks they are a friggin expert.

Basshappi

Yep, My MIJ was my very first e-bay purchase and I got it with HSC and shipping for just under $400.
Nothing is what it seems but everthing is exactly what it is.

nofi

ebay has become the price guide to the world. unrealistic prices become the norm.

Dave W

Quote from: nofi on April 15, 2010, 06:06:17 AM
ebay has become the price guide to the world. unrealistic prices become the norm.

That's one of the biggest downsides. All it takes is two people in a bidding war in one auction and it can throw normal pricing completely out of whack.

Highlander

My best sale was a private party ticket signed by Page, Plant, Jones, Grant, and a certain Mr Powell... all in the same place at the same time in 1981... there were a lot of rumours post Bonham, and this was the event that gave them fuel...

£368 for a 3x5" piece of card and a couple of poor quality pics...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...